The Devil's Web | Sequel

One Promise

What's my favourite thing about Adelaine? Other than her attitude, looks, and loyalty? Failed schemes.

Here she is, sitting on the couch in front of me with her hands fidgeting nervously on her lap, her doe eyes filled with guilt.

"Adelaine-"

"Before you give me a lecture, I already know what you'll say. I'm not apologizing for wanting to protect my family."

"You made a promise, last time I heard, promises are supposed to mean something."

"You clearly didn't hear that before you left me."She mumbles under her breath, throwing in an eye roll.

Sighing, I squat to her eye level, sliding my hands down up and down her thighs."I can't be mad at you for anything, you being careless and a rule breaker is why I fell in love in the first place. The second reason would me how bad you are at plotting, I love how embarrassed you look after it, too."

Her cheeks redden, both in embarrassment and annoyance, but she's too proud to admit it.
"I'm not bad at it, and it's not embarrassing. I don't have a choice but to break the rules when your plan is to trap me here like a prisoner."

"To protect you."I correct her."I know my brother, he's insane, more than you know. A normal person doesn't try to kidnap his sister-in-law, nor does he obsess over her after she makes it clear she's not interested."

"You did that."

I smirk."That's different, you were single."

"You went after me when I wasn't. You followed me for years and-"

I grip her thighs, cutting her off mid sentence."You liked the obsession very much as far as I remember."She leans in, her lips inches away from mine.

"I know what you're doing and it won't work, soft touches and seduction won't make me change my mind-I still want to help you catch Liam."

A smile spreads across my face."I love it when you're stubborn."I slide my thumb across her lower lip, she stares at me intensely, her pupils dilated and breaths shallow.

"Not working."She breathes out, trying to close her legs but I keep a firm grip on them.

I slide my hands up her thighs while watching her chest rise up and down heavily. She's battling the sensations running through her and failing successfully.
My fingers trace the top of her jeans teasingly, waiting for her permission to rip them off her already. I wouldn't consider myself addicted to sex. I'm addicted to her, anything that we do together or just her alone is basically just a bonus to it.

"May I, baby?"

She nods, chewing on her bottom lip in anticipation.

"Um, no, you may not. What the hell dude? Your kids watch cartoons in here, they would be complaining about hearing voices after you to fertilized here and left traces of their almost siblings."Nasius appears at the doorway,  wearing a tranquil look on his face.

"I paid for this couch, I'll fuck whenever and wherever I want, you're a guest in this house. you don't have a say."

Adelaine clears her throat awkwardly. She goes to stand up when I shake my head."There won't be no need for that."

Sliding my arm under the crook her knees, with the other finding her lower back, I lift her up. She lets out a yelp and wraps her arm around my neck.

"Kingston, I don't think now's the right time for---"

"Don't worry, I know you're not ready yet, we'll lay in bed instead-we got our whole life ahead of us for fucking."I say as I carry her up the stairs to our bedroom.
"No, it's just that I still have some trust issues left and..."She leans in, bringing her lips to my hear and whispering."I'm also on my period."

I chuckle."You know I never cared about that, I'm pretty sure we made Princess when you were on your period."

I push the bedroom door open and walk in. 
Placing her on the bed gently, I give her a kiss on the forehead, she smiles at me softly and runs her hand through my hair.

She doesn't have to say what's on her mind, I already know. Sex was always something she felt she had to give in exchange for things, she always needed me to tell her it's the last thing I want from her despite finding her the most beautiful woman ever born.
Don't get me wrong, I crave this woman like an addict craves a drug, I crave a different kind of intimacy with her, the one where we can lay together in silence without feeling the need to fill the air with empty words.

"You know, maybe I am ready,"I laugh at the sudden switch.

"Didn't you just say you're on your period, too?"She shrugs.

"Didn't you also say you don't care?"

I nod, tucking a strand of her silky hair behind her ear."I don't care. I missed you too much to care about anything but getting more time with you,"I cup her face, she leans into it, a gentle smile planted on her full lips.

"Watching you all those years has been torture, I'll admit I had my fair and share of fantasies about you while I was gone. I did think about fucking you, kissing every inch if your skin, and pleasing you for hours without stopping. But the thing I wanted more than that was to hold you, wrap my arms around you wile you're sleeping, and just admiring you."

Her eyes fill with a glossy shine, a teary one as she listens to me carefully.

"I don't care about sex as much as I care about holding you and admiring you, so you don't have to feel like you have to do it just for me, I promise. I will wait for as long as you want me to,"

She blinks, and a tear roles down her rosy cheek. She plants a kiss on my lips before wrapping her arms around my neck.
"The fact that you could sense I was thinking about all of that without me even saying it proves sex isn't the most important thing on your mind, my comfort is. And I want to do it...If you do, too,"

"What made you change your mind so quickly?"

"I missed you, and I can see you care about fixing the mistakes you made-and I just want you. I love you."

Her words quicken my heartbeat.
My hammers against my ribcage in quick rhythms and I pull her in for a kiss.

I bit her lower lip and she deepens the kiss, the slight aggression in the way she's kissing me making me harder than I already was.

She moans against my lips and I pull away, searching her eyes for permission again.
She gives me a nod of approval and smiles."Don't hold back."

I smirk."You asked for it."